Posts tagged Segregation
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Is scapegoating “Maryland drivers” racist?
“Maryland drivers are the worst!” I admit, I've said it many times. Keep reading…
It's a common joke heard around DC and on Twitter. At first scan, this joke might seem like the same regional scapegoating that happens everywhere (“Massachusetts drivers are the worst!,” ”California drivers are the worst!,” and so on). But when WAMU reporter Martin Austermuhle repeated this old saw recently, a listener reached out to him via email with a thought-provoking question: in our region, does this joke carry racist undertones? Keep reading…
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National stories: Congestion pricing in New York City?
Congestion pricing could be coming to New York City, and baby boomers are moving out of McMansions while nobody wants to move in, and Google Street View cars are collecting data on air pollution. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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Equitably distribute housing: A priority for DC
A coalition of affordable housing advocates, faith groups, business groups, tenants' groups, developers, and over 250 residents have unified to support more housing, more affordable housing, and targeted support for communities as DC rewrites its Comprehensive Plan. One of those priorities: Equitably distribute housing. Keep reading…
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Segregation is causing Montgomery County schools’ achievement gap, but Josh Starr won’t admit it
A new report says Montgomery County schools are becoming segregated by income, race, and ethnicity and that “white flight” is occurring in the lowest-performing schools. But officials deny that it’s even happening. This week, the county’s Office of Legislative Oversight released its findings on the achievement gap in Montgomery County Pubic… Keep reading…
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Integration will keep MoCo public schools competitive
Over the past week, we’ve looked at how demographic changes and flight are making Montgomery County Public Schools a segregated system. Today, let’s talk about ways to fix it. I started working on this series last year, when my brother began looking at Northeast Consortium high schools to attend this fall. I’m a proud product of MCPS and Blake High School, but it’s clear to me that… Keep reading…
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Montgomery schools super tries closing achievement gap
Last week, we talked about how de facto segregation has made Montgomery County Public Schools a system of haves and have-nots, and at how watered-down attempts at integration made it worse. But for superintendent Joshua Starr, the real answer is making teachers better at teaching and students better at learning. “I could come up with ways of mixing and matching kids from different… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: ... Unless it’s about race (or KIPP)
MoCo scores up, racial/ethnic gap too; NoVA Latino students facing ‘resegregating’ schools; Test scores rise at charters, drop in DCPS; Initial DCPS budget stirs opposition; KIPP seeks to build second DC high school; More on Mathematica’s KIPP report; A look at educational reform in New Orleans. Keep reading…